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    arrears
    /əˈrɪəz/

    plural

    • 1. money that is owed and should have been paid earlier: "he was suing the lessee for the arrears of rent" Similar money owingoutstanding payment(s)debt(s)liabilities

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARREARS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ARREARS definition: 1. money that is owed and should already have been paid: 2. money that is owed and should already…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › arrearArrear Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ar· rear ə-ˈrir. 1. : the state of being behind in the discharge of obligationsusually used in plural. They were in arrears with the rent. [=they had failed to pay the rent when it was due] 2. a. : an unfinished duty usually used in plural. arrears of work that have piled up. b. : an unpaid and overdue debt usually used in plural.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › arrearsARREARS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Arrears definition: the state of being behind or late, especially in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, obligation, or the like. See examples of ARREARS used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryARREARS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ARREARS meaning: 1. money that is owed and should already have been paid: 2. money that is owed and should already…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › arrearsarrears noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of arrears noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › arrearsArrears - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are in arrears, you are behind in the payment of a debt. Think: rears = behind. Arrears also refers to the unpaid, overdue debt itself. Your rent arrears are the money you owe on rent.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishARREARS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Arrears are amounts of money that someone owes. If someone is in arrears with regular payments, they have not paid them. The arrears have been increasing in recent months.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishARREARS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    ARREARS definition: money that is owed and should have been paid before: . Learn more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › arrearsarrears | meaning of arrears in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English arrears ar‧rears / əˈrɪəz $ əˈrɪrz / noun [plural] 1 → be in arrears 2 OWE money that you owe someone because you have not made regular payments at the correct time We’ve got 3 months' arrears to pay. rent/mortgage/tax arrears He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550. 3 → paid in ...

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › arrearsarrears - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    arrears /əˈrɪəz/ n. Also called: arrearage /əˈrɪərɪdʒ/ ( sometimes singular) something outstanding or owed. in arrears, in arrear ⇒ late in paying a debt or meeting an obligation. Etymology: 18th Century: from obsolete arrear (adv) behindhand, from Old French arere, from Medieval Latin adretrō, from Latin ad to + retrō backwards.